Something I saw on another forum and I've done my best to recreate it.
Dressing: Size 10 VMC gold low water double
Thread: glo brite no4, and red silk
Underbody: globrite floss no 4
Overbody: Pearl Mylar braid
Dubbing:Pearly Glister dubbing
Hackle: blue cock hackle, guinea fowl hackle
Head: red nail varnish
Put down a body of globrite no 4 floss
Slip the pearly mylar over the hook so that there is enough for a wee tail and double the length of the hook body
Tie down the mylar at the rear of the hook with the globrite floss.
Tie it down at the front of the hook too, give it two coats of varnish and leave it to dry. Fray out the ends of the mylar with a dubbing needle. Then catch in some red silk.
Make a ball of pearly glyster dubbing just behind where the mylar was tied in. Tie off the thread and cut it.
Fray out the ends of the mylar with a dubbing needle
Fold back the mylar and then tie down the mylar with your red silk.
Catch in a blud cock hackle and give it three turns (less if you prefer)
Catch in a guineafowl hackle and give it another three turns, make a nice neat head, give it a coat of clear varnish, a coat of red varnish and then two coats of clear. Et Voila!
I'm looking forward to using these in the summer time.
Cheers
Matt
